Dear Yuichi;

Last week I took corrected paper and computer disc copies of the manuscript to the publisher. The corrections included the ones which you had mentioned in an earlier letter and the corrected story about Lou Zamperini; plus, some type errors I had found.

Ed Eakin, the publisher, was interested in having more photographs of the Japanese personnel in order to make the book more interesting to readers in Japan. I would like to include three additional photographs which you had given me, but I want your permission to do so. The three photos are noted on the enclosed list of preliminary captions. I will be rewriting the list and I would like to include a reference to your attending an American university on a Fulbright(?) scholarship. You mentioned this fact in one of your early letters, but my memory is not clear about it. When did it occur?

I am sorry the photo which W. took of me and Private Ito was lost when it was given to a photographer to be copied soon after the war.

The publisher will be sending five copies of the galley proof ( preliminary printing ) to various individuals for their brief comments, or statements, about the book so that they can be used in the publicity campaign. Admiral Grojean ( Adm. Nimitz Foundation ) and a professor of military history at the University of Texas at Austin have already agreeded to read it. An Air Forece general and a public figure are being asked to read it and make a statement. I would like to have your approval to read it and make a statement. Will you do it?

Ed Easkin is also interested in sending a galley proof to a reputable publishing company in Japan for its consideration to publish a Japanese edition. Do you have any suggestions or recommendations? I do not want you to go to the trouble of trying to find one. I only want your thoughts about a company, if you know of any, which may be willing to read the galley proof. Perhaps Sam or someone else may know of a company to which Eakin can write.

My youngest daughter and grand-daughter came form North Carolina yesterday afternoon. Later this morning ( Saturday ) they and my son and I will drive to San Antonio to see my other daughter. I will finish this letter after I return on Sunday. I have not seen them since before they moved from California to Charlotte. I have been too busy to go there.

Your letterof April 8 was waiting for me when I returned from San Antonio, so I will also reply to it now.

The W. tape I was referring about was the long interview Simon had with Watanabe at the hotel. It would be interesting to see the reaction of W. to all of Bob Simon's questions. I would like to see the two hour tape of the interview, but I do not believe CBS would release it to anyone ( let anyone see it ). Therefore, I do not expect to see it.

I hope Professor Usami was able to get some information about Newman from Tom Wade. I wrote Tom Quilliam and Peter Paul for information about Newman, but I have not received an answer to my questions about Newman nor about the identity of the work party shown in the photographs you sent me. I will let you know as soon as I receive any information from them.

I was surprised to learn that TomWade had not seen the CBS tape about the Zamperini show. I thougt CBS would have sent from him a copy. I will see that he gets a copy. I sent a copy to George Parvin, who lives near London, and asked him to send copies to the other X-POWs in the London area. Last Friday, I received a letter from his daughter telling me that George had died last December. She said she would try to send copies of the tape to the other people. I will ask her to send one to Tom. I will write her after I finish this letter to you.

Thank you for your compliment about my keeping the list of names and current addresses. I do receive some satisfaction in doing it. The list has brought many people together as you noted in your diagram.

Mr.&Mrs. Ishizuka (sp) ? The (sp)? indicates that there is a question about the correct spelling of the name.

I still plan to try to get on the AF plane to Frankfurt on the 22nd. However. I am not sure about where I will go from there. I have not had time to think about it very much because I have been very busy. I will call the Frankfurt AF Base today and try to find out if they have any flights going to Oslo, Norway, or to England on about the 25th. I would like to see some of the Norwegians who were in Omori. I will not be able to make a decision until I get to Frankfurt and find out for sure where the planes will be going to at that time. I will have a Euro-rail pass with me in order to give me some flexibility in traveling in Europe, if I need it.

Thank you for the informative letter and the photo. I will have the photo copied and enlarged. A copy will be sent to Peter Paul. May I use it in the book? I vaguely remember Nishida.


Sincerely
Bob